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Jos Verstappen guided his son to Formula 1 and would be interested in advising another young prospect. Photo by LAT PHOTOGRAPHIC

F1 veteran Jos Verstappen would like to guide another young driver

Max Verstappen's father was hugely influential in the prodigy's rise to Red Bull Racing

March 20, 2017

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Max Verstappen's father is not ruling out trying to help another youngster make his big mark on Formula 1.

The former F1 driver masterminded his teenage son's meteoric rise to prominence, but he now admits to missing Max.

"There are times when I am at home and Max is in Monaco and I've thought, 'Damn, it's really nice, what has happened to him.' But for years, day and night, we did everything together, but then he left suddenly," Jos Verstappen told Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf. "It's a natural process, I know that, but when we entered motorsport together, I didn't think it would go so fast.

"I miss him. It's that simple."

However, Jos admits it is also "nice" to have more time for himself, but he's also not ruling out returning to the fray with another promising young talent.

"I do think about it," he said. "I've even talked about it with (Red Bull Racing adviser) Helmut Marko, who knows that I have a lot of contacts in the lower racing classes."